The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-05-13
From our regular ecrre-pondentl
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHlxGToN. d. @. May 6. 1887.

WAsHix6ToS. ID. e., May 6. 1887.
The beautiful Capital OF the United
States j. beginning 20 bloom now and n
one week more i, will be IN All its glor,
Of vernai a'iire- IL i well that II does
for good representation OF the Nation
will be here during the next few weeks
and the city wants TO look It's loviiest
The streets are being swept. the lawn.
trimmed, the fountains SPARKLE in the
sunshine, and the parterres begin 10
blaze with natures brightest hues.
Washington will be nothing II no,
lively during the month OF May. The
Grand Encampment Of the Salvation
Army opened the din on the 1st. Then
Patti took up tie strain, with admission
fee 10 the grand stand ranging from ten
dollars upward. Almost simultaneously
the flyers Of the Jockey Club and Fore
paugh's Circus will make no end TO
home runs AZ the race track and athiefi.
park respectively, and about the time
these rackets weary an entertainment
will be in order, which, fortunately for
pockets, is free 10 all.
This will be the dedication OF the Gar
field statue by the army Of the Cum bef-
land, with procession, music, and an
grafton by the late Speaker Keifer who
by special permission Of the high custo-
dian OF political corpses, has been re-
suscitat6d for this occasion only, for q
period not 70 exceed twenty minutes
Then there will be side shows in abund-
ance, league championship games, con-
venti0ns, reunions, . visit from The
Queen Of the Sandwich IsIands and from
) hundred or two thousand American
and then will come the
event Of the season. the long
expected National Drill, lasting for more
han week and eliminating in a grand
final pageant on Decoration day
The work OF fencing in the Drill field
s going on aud every thing will be in
readiness in due time The enclosure il
$50 feet in diameter. and the grand
'tand will be so arranged as TO enable
Ipectafors TO see the entire field and all
he performances For the camp, $50
enis have been engaged and some of
he visiting companies will bring their
,wn tents. Al one extremity Of the
Drill ground panorama Of the famous
,astlc between the Merrimac aud Moni-
or in Hampton Roads will be erected.
which will be very realistic exhibition
u this encounter. II will be In FULL
'ieW OF the grand stand. and will form
me Of the attractions each night
General Augur has been appointed toI
he command Of the National Driii camp. !
Ie IL fine, soidierly looking officer
rho lives quietly with bis family in
l.
The Garfield statue. which il to be nm
eiIed with imposing ceremonies, cost.
5000. Of which $4,000 was appropri-
ted by Congress for the pedestal, and
le other $35.s % was raised by his com-l
sdes OF the society of the Army OF the.
cumberland. Il stands in : circle 1t the :
,ot OF Capitol Hill. southwesterly from, |,
le Capitol, and il . pedestrian figure of;
eroic size. II represents Garfield in aIi
raceful attitude, with one hand ho!dingls ]
manuscript, . IL be we're sddressingI |.
'e people. and the other resting on 81.
,ok supported by . column, while hisl,
, coat il thrown back. giving the fig-I..
e life-like appearance. The figure Is !,
course concealed from public view bylss
winding sheet Of black cambric, but ifls
as undraped for . few minutes to be
and again redrsped, % 20 !
main until the formal unveiling on the j
Tclfth inst
The inscription on the pedestal has \
en criticised because 1t refers 10 Gar \
Id - Senator" and also Member OIL,
,ngress-" He was never in fact SEN ).
or, but only Senstor-eIect, and strict
speaking thesc u no such thing -
fembeT Of Congress- but only SEN :,
ors aud Representatives in Congress. i
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